Following in line with the blog from a few weeks ago, 50 Ways to Ruin a Relationship, this post will give you 7 great ways to increase fighting. You may be thinking, “Why would I want to increase fighting?” That’s a good question. I’m yet to find a good answer. Typically, people fight because … [Read more...]
50 Great Ways to Ruin Your Relationship
The following list gives very practical tips for ruining your relationship based on real situations that I have encountered in my time as a therapist... and as an embarrassingly huge romantic comedy fan. If you can’t tell, this post is meant to be a sarcastic exercise to point out ways we screw up … [Read more...]
An Important Key to Forgiving
As a therapist I have heard some pretty terrible life stories... no, I’m no bragging; I’m not that weird. I hear everything from suicidal desires to domestic abuse to molestation and assault... you know, not your typical dinner party conversations: (victim) “It’s so good to meet you; let me tell … [Read more...]
Are you TOO patient?
I used to think people were one of two things: patient or impatient. Turns out, there’s a third category, and it’s more of a spectrum than a set description for how someone acts as this scale demonstrates: Impatient (-10)---------------------------Patient (0)---------------------------Pushover … [Read more...]
Are you TOO nice?
Last week I mentioned I went on a four night getaway with the in-laws that included driving in a vehicle all together for nine hours one way and sharing a hotel room with 6 people. It’s amazing what you can learn on a trip like this. I learned that living with people is very different than … [Read more...]
7 Tips for Saving a Relationship
Last weekend I did what every husband dreams of doing, share a hotel room with 5 people including his mother-in-law and sister-in-law. If you didn’t notice the sarcasm in that, how about in this? It was the most romantic weekend my wife and I have spent together. Who would arrange for such a … [Read more...]
How to Ruin a Relationship
I believe underneath it all people want to love and be loved in return. Based on the definition of love we read at weddings, “Love is patient; love is kind...” (1 Cor 13:4-7) when we love someone whether our partner, family, or friends, we ultimately offer them safety and they should be offering us … [Read more...]
The Marriage Rules
I recently came across the book, Marriage Rules: A manual for the married and the coupled up. As any critical reader finds, there was a number of things I really liked and others I was like ehn. For this week’s post I decided to pull out the rules I liked to save you going through the whole book; … [Read more...]
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